Raymond news briefs

MANCHESTER — A 20-year-old Raymond woman was injured in a car accident on Route 101 in Manchester on Saturday.

MANCHESTER — A 20-year-old Raymond woman was injured in a car accident on Route 101 in Manchester on Saturday.

About 7 a.m. state police responded to an accident involving Shannon Lord-Paquin who was driving a blue 2004 Toyota Camry.

Police said Lord-Paquin was driving eastbound on Route 101 in Manchester, just east of Interstate 93. The vehicle lost control and went off the left side of the roadway, rolling over multiple times. The vehicle came to rest approximately 100 feet from the roadway on its roof. The vehicle sustained extensive damage. Lord-Paquin was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. The passenger in the vehicle, an infant child, remained secure in a car seat.

Lord-Paquin was transported to the Elliot Hospital with severe, but non-life threatening injuries. The infant passenger was transported as a precaution and will be treated and released.

Troopers from Troop A in Epping and Troop B in Milford responded to the scene of the crash. Assisting at the scene were the Manchester Fire Department and Rockingham Ambulance.

The crash is being investigated by the New Hampshire State Police, Troop B. Anyone with any information regarding the crash should contact Trooper Marc Beaudoin at (603) 672-3333.

RAYMOND — During the holiday season, the Raymond Coalition for Youth's youth advisory group held a food drive at the Raymond Middle School. All food collected was donated to the local food bank.

The mission of the Raymond Coalition for Youth is to empower the community to promote positive youth development and strengthen community assets by coordinating services and opportunities through prevention initiatives, including suicide, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. For more information regarding RCFY and their programs, please call 895-4735 ext. 125 or www.rcfy.org.

RAYMOND — The New Hampshire Antler & Skull Trophy Club (NHASTC) announces the 20th annual NH Big Game Trophy Show at the Raymond High School gymnasium on April 5.

Each year the NHASTC assembles an impressive display of trophy class whitetail deer, black bear, moose and shed antlers that have been taken or found in N.H. Sportsmen from all over New England gather to have their big game trophies officially measured and put on display.

This year's show is expected to draw in excess of 800 sportsmen/spectators. Informative speakers will offer seminars and demonstrations on various hunting/shooting/wildlife related topics. This year's speakers include master guide Hal Blood.

Bring in your trophy and receive $1 off admission.

The doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.on Sunday. Admission is $8 per person and $3 for youths 6-16. People under 6 and over 68 are admitted free.

RAYMOND — The Friends of the Library are raffling an authentic major league baseball signed by J.D. Drew. Chances are four for $1. Tickets may be purchased at the library. The drawing will be held on Red Sox home opening day, Monday, April 6.

RAYMOND — Boys and girls come and join the fun with making and decorating goodies, goodies and more goodies. Come ready to create delicious treats. The Raymond Recreation Department will make/decorate between 8 and 12 fun Easter and spring time treats. All materials are included. Make sure you bring a container with a cover (i.e. Tupperware or Gladware) to bring your creations home in.

The class is open to children in Grade 1 to 4. Class is held in room 101 of the Raymond High School from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is $15. Non-residents pay an additional $5. Please make checks payable to Raymond Recreation.

Last day to register is Friday, April 3.

RAYMOND — Rockingham Community Action Head Start is currently accepting applications at all centers for the 2009-10 school year. Head Start is a federally funded program for preschool children, including those with special needs, from low-income families that promotes school readiness by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities that support children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, creative arts, and physical skills. Program services include nutritional meals, access to medical and dental health services as well as mental health and disabilities services. Family development services include parent involvement, goal setting and case management.

To be eligible a child must be three years of age by Sept. 30, 2009, and the family must meet income guidelines established by the Federal government. Special exceptions to the income criteria may be made based on child and family needs. Centers are located in Derry, Epping, Newmarket, Portsmouth, Raymond, Salem and Seabrook. The program runs from September through May, five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information or to apply, please call the Head Start administrative office at 430-4937 or 1-800-556-9300.

RAYMOND — Whether it's a parenting class with free child care or a parent-child playgroup, Families First's programs in Epping, Exeter, Fremont and Raymond are a great place to fight cabin fever and learn at the same time.

Free child care is included with all programs, and pizza dinner is included with evening programs. Advance signup is needed for all programs; call Families First at 603-422-8208 ext. 2. This winter's programs are:

Babytime: Tuesdays, weekly, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Easter Seals. An educational, playful and supportive group for babies up to 12 months and their parents; expecting parents also welcome! Drop-ins OK.

RAYMOND — "High schools, based on a number of years of research, will begin to look different in the 21st century" said Raymond school Superintendent Jeanne Richards.

And so on the next episode of All Around Raymond Richards and host Kevin Woods will take a look at some of the re-design issues facing Raymond. "With higher skills needed for our global economy and greater technical advances used in all careers, students have much more to learn and understand than their counterparts in the 1950 to 2000, says the Superintendent, also, graduating from high school is now a minimum expectation for each student. They can no longer leave school with parent permission at 16 years old.

Students need to understand more, communicate and problem solve in all arenas of their life. Learning needs to be more in depth and more relevant to the learner than ever before. High schools need to redesign their approach to teaching so that learning becomes more rigorous and relevant to each learner."

All Around Raymond airs on RCTV Ch.13 Sundays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. and Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.

It can also be viewed on the RCTV streaming site at http://www.raymondtv.org/

RAYMOND — On the first episode of Raymond Community Television's new program, "Dudley Tucker Library Presents," Raymond's library celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The library is much more than a place to borrow books, it is the center of vibrant community outreach. It has several children's programs including story time and the summer reading program. It hosts a writers group, a readers group and presents local authors.

DTL Presents aims to get the word out on the many activities of the library by broadcasting these events and highlighting services and activities available to the town. The library is boldly striding into the next 100 years by embracing the latest technologies such as down-loadable books and has a number of computers available for patrons to use. Whether the book is hardbound, on cassette tape or CD, or on a computer, the library is there as a resource to support education, pleasure and community spirit.

DTL Presents will air on RCTV's Channel 13 Sundays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. and Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Other air times may be found on the weekly schedule at http://www.raymondtv.org.

RAYMOND — Save the date! Members of the Class of 1979 are planning the 30th Class Reunion for July 18 with a backup date of July 25. They are using http://www.classmates.com to spread the word. They ask your assistance in locating and providing contact information for lost classmates. They also ask you to register on classmates if you have not already done so in order to receive updates. If you are interested please send contact information to reunionrhs79@yahoo.com. It will assist in planning. They have a lot of ground to cover so your prompt response is appreciated. (The reunion Committee Reunion Committee: Gene Stockel, Allison Schmidlein (Carver), Deanna Harney, Sherry Moulton (Bagley).

RAYMOND — Raise money for RCFY by searching the Internet with GoodSearch — www.goodsearch.com — powered by Yahoo! Type Raymond Coalition for Youth in the charity space and search away.

RCFY empowers the community to promote positive youth development and strengthen community assets by coordinating services and opportunities through prevention initiatives, including suicide, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

RAYMOND — Are you a writer or would you like to be one? There has been some interest lately in starting a writer's group at the Dudley-Tucker Library. The group will meet monthly and both new and experienced writers are welcome.

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